Timothy Spall has a complete meltdown so spectacular you'll forget you have your own problems.
Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestAfter walking out on Mandy and Nic, Mitchel puts all his efforts into finding a cure for his for his ailing faither, unaware of his parents' suicide pact.
Bodily Harm is a two-part British miniseries written by Tony Grounds, and produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for Channel 4. Airing in June 2002, it stars Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Annette Crosbie, and George Cole. On the eve of his 44th birthday, mild-mannered suburban stockbroker Mitchel Greenfield spirals out of control after losing his job, finding his wife in flagrante with a sleazy neighbour, and discovering his father is dying of cancer.
Acting
Spall's slow-burn implosion is masterclass uncomfortable.
Writing
Grounds captures the poetry of pathetic British men.
Creator
Tony Grounds
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
George Cole's final screen role; the 'Minder' legend died in 2015, making his dying patriarch performance unintentionally poignant.
Part of early-2000s Channel 4's obsession with 'respectable' British men imploding—see also 'The Deal' and 'The Queen's Sister'. Tony Grounds specialized in working-class trauma with a cruel streak.
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